Xiliang Iron Cavalry

"Wenhe, this matter is left to you, and you must do it without showing any traces." Jia Rong said.

"promise!"

The Xiliang army's standing still and the situation in Youzhou have attracted the attention of all the princes. If Yuan Shao grows bigger, the aristocratic families will benefit. The officials in the court are naturally very happy. He still didn't dare to show too much hostility towards Yuan Shao. In the Han Dynasty, family background was extremely important, even if it was a pure playboy with a good family background, it was still hard for poor scholars to catch up with.

Qiao County was besieged by Cao Ren for several months, and it was declared disintegrated. Liu Bei led the army to break out of the siege, leaving only [-] soldiers under his command, all the way to Xuzhou, and the people along the way joined in after hearing about it. Extensive benevolent government, the soldiers under his command did not commit any crimes against the common people, and won the hearts of the common people. I have to say that Liu Bei is very good at winning over the popular support.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was very benevolent. He placed Liu Bei and others in Xiapi, distributed food and grass, and comforted him with good words. Back then, Liu Bei was quite famous on the battlefield where the Han defeated the Yellow Turban. Tao Qian also heard about it.

After occupying Peiguo, Cao Ren stood still, as if he was watching the situation in Youzhou. Cao’s army did not have enough food and grass. Although they won successive battles, the occupied places needed to be paid for, and the people were barren. , The fields are barren.

"My lord, Yuan Shao's ambition is not small. At the beginning, he ignored the scolding of the world and took Jizhou by chance. Then he fought Gongsun Zan and won many battles. Now that Youzhou is in decline, Yuan Shao will definitely want to occupy Youzhou. By then Yuan Shao will have Qing In the land of Youji, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, if he comes here with his troops, how will the lord resist." Xi Zhicai said.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said: "Although what Zhicai said is true, Yuan Shao has always been the leader of the coalition army. He has been respectful to the Emperor of Han for many years. If he raises troops rashly, he is afraid that his troops will be unknown. Besides, the Xiliang army is watching. Jia Rong was taken advantage of in vain, I guess Yuan Shao would not act rashly."

"Otherwise, although the Xiliang army won the battle with Xianbei and occupied the vast grassland, it increased the burden on the Xiliang army. The hundreds of thousands of grassland people and refugees who flowed into the Sanfu area of ​​Chang'an, even if the Xiliang army wanted to, could not Taking into account the land of Youzhou, but our army is not. As long as Qingzhou is completely occupied, the situation will change drastically, and the world will also form three forces: our army, Yuan Shao army, and Xiliang army. As for other princes, there is nothing to worry about. Disintegrated one by one in the chaos of war." Xun Yu analyzed.

"How about the Yuzhou Yellow Turban?" Cheng Yu questioned, since he joined Cao Cao, Cheng Yu has made many suggestions, and he is stable, which Cao Cao values.

"The Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou are nothing to worry about. As long as they offer a little benefit, the Yellow Turbans will definitely not act rashly. Moreover, our army once defeated the Yellow Turbans under the command of Guo Da in Qingzhou and Yanzhou. When the Yellow Turbans heard about our army's arrival, they didn't just run away." Xun Yu road.

"The three armies will go ahead without mobilizing food and grass. Our army does not have much food and grass savings. It is impossible to fight a protracted war with Yuan Shao's army in Qingzhou." Cao Cao said slowly.

"My lord, you should continue to suffer from the chaos. Although our army does not have much food and grass at this time, we still have the strength to fight. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Yuan Shao to transfer the elite from Jizhou and Qingzhou." Xi Zhicai said, in Cao Cao In the army, Xi Zhicai's strategy has always been a risky one, the kind that will fail if one step is not careful, but this kind of strategy has a lot of temptation, the strategy of Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others is quite satisfactory.

Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others rarely agreed with Xi Zhicai's statement. They also saw the huge benefits brought about by this opportunity. The land of Qingzhou is not comparable to Yuzhou, with a large population and a lot of money and food. Maybe it can alleviate the current situation of Cao Jun.

Seeing that the counselors under his command had analyzed all the situation, Cao Cao had no doubt that "soldiers in the army move closer to Qingzhou, and must occupy Qingzhou before Yuan Shao reacts." Yanzhou's strength is insufficient, and there is not enough food and grass in the warehouse. I hope that the battle will be resolved quickly, and Cao Cao also understands that after this battle, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's Liang Zi can be regarded as a complete knot.

The biggest advantage of Cao Cao's army is that Yanzhou has an emperor, and a will can win the hearts of most officials in Qingzhou. Although the Han Dynasty is a bit declining at this time, it is still supreme in the hearts of ordinary officials.

The next day at the court, Cao Cao said that Yuan Shao was not benevolent, and attacked the land of Youzhou without authorization, and then remonstrated with Emperor Han, and raised his troops to attack the land of Qingzhou.

At this time, Emperor Han was no different from what he was in the Xiliang Army back then, except that he had a little more freedom of speech and daily activities, which gave him a little confidence in being an emperor, but he didn't have much strength in his hands, and he couldn't afford much trouble. , He suddenly understood why his father formed the Xiyuan Army in the first place, and his father also saw the importance of strength. After receiving the support of various princes, Emperor Han also tightened his belt and formed an army called the Imperial Forest Army. Although the number of Linlin's name is only a thousand, Emperor Han was also very happy to see the soldiers training with enthusiasm all day long. Of course, these small tricks can't be hidden from Cao Cao. Regarding this, he followed the advice of his counselors and refused to accept them. Pay attention to it, but it is closely monitored in secret. If there is a slight change, these thousands of people will be swallowed by Cao Jun in an instant.

Accustomed to the careful thinking of the princes, Emperor Han also knew that this matter was of great importance, so he turned his attention to the ministers under the court.

Uncle Dong Chengdao: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shao was the leader of the eighteen princes who attacked Dong Zhuo, and Gongsun Zan's violent expropriation in Youzhou has long been a source of anger and public dissatisfaction. Master Cao did this out of fear that it would be inappropriate. On that day Yuan Shao led his army to attack Youzhou At the time, I also said it."

All the ministers in the court expressed different opinions one after another, and most of them still favored Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao snorted coldly, stepped forward and said: "Ministers, your understanding of the world is really shallow. If Yuan Shao really has a man in his heart, why did Yuan Shao never come to Yanzhou to pay homage to him? The land under the willingness to rule, all of you present are smart people."

Thinking of Cao Cao a few days ago, he had executed an official Manchu who was secretly plotting to kill him, he felt a little stunned, no one dared to speak up, he was partial to Yuan Shao, but in the hands of the officials, there were only some private soldiers, How to fight against Cao Cao.

Impatient expression appeared on Emperor Han's face, he waved his hands and said, "If Mr. Cao feels that something can be done, then do it."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Cao Cao knelt down and bowed.

Compared with Jia Rong and Dong Zhuo, the best point is probably that Cao Cao was not too presumptuous in the court, and there was no such thing as entering the court and not worshiping. However, once the officials were killed, Cao Cao's notoriety would be confirmed. At this time, Cao Cao also understood why Jia Rong had such a bad reputation in the world, most of which were due to the officials in the court.

After the previous wars in Yuzhou, the people were in dire straits, the people were in exile, and the ten rooms were empty. At this time, Cao Jun’s letter of reconciliation, Guo Tianran nodded and agreed. He also surrendered to the imperial court. He was an upright official of the Han court, but he just didn't listen to orders. This kind of situation can be found everywhere in today's big Han.

The gathering of Cao Jun in the Qingzhou area naturally attracted the attention of Jizhou officials.

Before Yuan Shao's army was ready, Cao's army had already launched an attack. Cao's elite troops went down to counties and counties. Wherever they passed, some officials saw the emperor's will, and even opened the city gates to welcome Cao's army in, and let Yuan Shao Greatly outraged.

Cao Cao also strictly ordered his soldiers not to invade the common people, and he also reserved his support for the family, entrusting their children as officials was quite popular with the family, and taking refuge in Cao Cao was nothing more than wanting to raise the family's career to a higher level.

The whole land of Qingzhou, Cao Cao can be said to have won without bloodshed. Cao Cao had already established a great reputation when he pacified the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou. Now, with the emperor's will and tens of thousands of elite soldiers, it is natural that Qingzhou is in Yuan Shao's management. Under the circumstances, it is naturally not comparable to Yuzhou, and the food and grass can be regarded as abundant, which solved Cao Jun's urgent needs.

Yuan Shao was in Youzhou at this time, and when he got the news, Cao Jun was about to occupy Qingzhou, and the speed could not be described as unpleasant.

"Zhuzi, how dare you bully me like this!" Yuan Shao, who was far away in Zhuojun County, saw that Cao Jun had completely occupied Qingzhou with lightning speed, and said angrily: "Come here, gather troops and horses, and take back Qingzhou with me! "

Jushou cupped his hands and said: "My lord, there is no need to be angry. Cao Cao's cunning and cunning must have been brewing for a long time. The most important thing at this time is to strengthen the defense of Jizhou to prevent Cao Cao from taking the opportunity to attack and quickly occupy Youzhou. Later, changes will occur. "

Xu You, who had always been ambivalent about how to deal with Jushou, also persuaded: "Master, Master Ju's words are reasonable. Cao Jun has already occupied Qingzhou at this time. If he leads troops to go, it will be cheaper for Yan Rou of Youzhou."

Yuan Shao sighed and said: "Things have come to this, that's all. Order Wen Chou and Ju Yi to lead the army to guard against Cao's army."

Now Gongsun Zan's army has completely retreated to Linyu, the last city in the west of Liaoning. After successive defeats, the soldiers in the army began to flee. In Gongsun Zan's rage, he implicated the generals of these trilogy, and still failed to achieve good results. As a result, the morale of the army was disturbed and everyone felt insecure.

Compared with the counties along the way, Linyu City has high walls and thick walls. There are 3 troops in the city, and Gongsun Zan has already gathered many years of restraint here. Rou and Yan Liang obviously had to pay a price.

After Qingzhou was captured by Cao Cao effortlessly, Cao Cao also took the opportunity to remonstrate with the emperor to make Guo Da a general of Zhonglang, hoping to recruit Guo Da.

Cao Cao's solicitation set off a turbulent wave among the Yellow Turban Army. He had fought against the Han Army for many years, which made the generals of the Yellow Turban feel good about the destruction of the Han Army. Although Guo Da surrendered to the Han Court, he did not hand over his military power. , Yuzhou Yellow Turban is in danger, no one can be sure whether Cao Cao will take advantage of the big victory to pacify Yuzhou.